Software developer · Bismarck, ND
Software developer in Bismarck: $3,963/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Bismarck at $106,020 a year. About 390 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.51). The 10th percentile is $75,970 and the 90th is $136,750. Pay ranks 280th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,084/mo). North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,963 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fargo, about 190 miles away, at $4,186 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,963
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$106,020
$75,970 to $136,750
Rent (1 bd)
$1,084
$1,290 (2 bd)
Employment
390
Location quotient 0.51
Pay rank
280th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $106,020.
- Taxes$1,991
- Rent$1,084
- Other living costs$1,797
- Left over$3,963
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $106,020
- Federal income tax
- −$14,938
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,111
- State income tax (ND)
- −$837
- Take-home pay
- $82,134
- Effective tax rate
- 22.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,084
- Groceries
- $348
- Getting around
- $534
- Healthcare
- $392
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $305
- Total spending
- $2,881
Left over each month
$8,835 gross, minus $1,991 in tax and $2,881 in living costs.
$3,963
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fargo, $4,186/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Bismarck?
$106,020 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 390 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Bismarck?
$3,963 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,084, and pay covers 8.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Fargo, about 190 miles away, leaves $4,186 a month, more than Bismarck.